Volunteer
Volunteering and Service Learning are good compliments to your academic endeavors. Frequently they not only are fulfilling but lead to current letters of reference, networking, and structure to the day.
- www.pcc.edu/resources/community-based-learning/connector
- Benefits of volunteering – Words from Providence Healthcare
- Article on the Career Benefits of Volunteering
- Article on National Service Year?www.idealistcareers.org/national-service-year-for-you
Local Volunteer Sites or Data Banks
- Hands on Portland –?www.handsonportland.org
- Volunteer Match – www.volunteermatch.org
- Community Non-Profit Resource Group – ?www.cnrg-portland.org
- Non-Profit job and volunteer positions – www.idealist.org
- ?Lines for Life Formerly (Oregon Partnership) – a great opportunity to build counseling skills and crisis assessment.? Time count towards MHACBO hours www.linesforlife.org
- National job search site but you choose by state.?www.bridgestar.org/Home.aspx
- Nonprofit Association of Oregon – website with local job board – www.nonprofitoregon.org
- For Senior Mentors NWSDS seniors struggling with mild/moderate depression and/or anxiety due to life transitions. Program coordinator Chad?at chad.cox@nwsds.org
- Washington Co. DHS (short-term community service projects) – NANCY.M.BYCE@odhs.oregon.gov Cell:?(971) 348-6553
- Victim Advocate – Multnomah Co. District Attorney – www.mcda.us/index.php/about-the-da/volunteers
- Victim Advocate – Washington Co. District Attorney – www.WashingtonCountyDA.org
- Ecumenical Ministries – emoregon.org
For Medical
www.spot.pcc.edu/jobs/volunteer_healthcare.pdf
- William Temple House (Social services)?
- Clackamas Volunteers in Medicine The Founders Clinic in OR City
- Medical Teams International – HQ Tigard, OR
- Borland Clinic? – Tualatin
- www.crisistextline.org/become-a-volunteer?Spanish text line www.crisistextline.org/words
Remote Activities
- www.projectsunshine.org – connect & socialize with pediatric patients, make thank you notes, etc
- www.crisistextline.org – 30 hrs of training for answering texts of people in crisis
- www.translatorswithoutborders.org – apply to translate medical texts
- www.chemoangels.com – virtual cards to chemo patients
- www.dosomething.org – a digital platform for campaigns, such as interface with senior citizens